Mission

The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is a not-for-profit performing and visual arts campus that supports working artists to create, perform and exhibit new works; develops new audiences; and connects the arts to community.

What We Do

The BCA is one of Boston’s leading non-for-profit arts organizations, supports the creation and presentation of new work in the visual and performing arts that reflect developments in regional, national and international culture.

Since the BCA was established in 1970, the South End has evolved into a vibrant, diverse urban neighborhood. Our two-acre campus is home to hundreds of working artists, as well as many small arts organizations; the Mills Gallery; the BCA Plaza Theatres: the Calderwood Pavilion; facilities for the Boston Ballet and the Community Music Center; two restaurants and the Historic Cyclorama. Each year, the Boston Center for the Arts hosts more than 50 community events, 20 theater productions, at least 5 exhibitions, and welcomes more than 200,000 visitors through our doors. The BCA showcases the arts through exhibitions, live performances and community events, and supports artists through affordable space on our historic South End campus and through programs that promote and advance their valuable work.